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Susan is the founder of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Writing Hub and WRIT Program, both now housed in the School of Art, Communications, and English. She was previously Lecturer in English, Associate Dean Teaching and Learning (FASS), Director of Academic Writing in the former FASS Teaching and Learning Network, and Teaching Development Coordinator for Arts and Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Sydney College of the Arts, and the Conservatorium of Music. Susan currently coordinates The Student Writing Fellows Program in the Writing Hub and is the President of the American Council of Writing Program Administrators.
Associate Professor Susan Thomas.
English and Writing, School of Art, Communication and English (SACE)
Susan's research focuses primarily on theories of writing, grounded in cognitive rhetoric, with a particular interest in affect and cognition. She is also interested in professional and public writing, life writing, performative writing, feminist and global rhetorics, Indigenous rhetorics, writing across the curriculum, and writing centres.
She has supervised research projects on various subfields of writing, rhetoric, performance, and professional communication.
1. If you are interested in this research opportunity, you are encouraged to email the academic directly. To find the academic’s email address, follow the link provided to their profile page. Introduce yourself and provide some academic background. You may be asked for an academic transcript. Explain why you are interested in your area of research and, if appropriate, why you are interested in working with the recipient.
2. Write an initial research proposal. (Refer to How to write a research proposal for guidance.) In no more than 2000 words demonstrate how your research experience aligns with the supervisor’s and why you’re interested in this opportunity.
3. If you would like general advice in your subject area before submitting an application, contact an academic advisor listed here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/study/postgraduate-research/postgraduate-research-contact.html
The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3049